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oliviamich's review against another edition
informative
lighthearted
slow-paced
4.0
I felt like I was being read a sassy Wikipedia article which is exactly what I was looking for.
Minor: Death, Drug use, and Suicide
annemariemulksibb's review against another edition
informative
slow-paced
2.5
As expected there was a lot of information in this book, and some of that information stuck. I didn't love the "wicked" element that resulted in the author making things sound more dramatic than I would like in an informative text.
Probably adding to my lower rating of this book is that I listened to it. I am not sure if there were pictures which surely would have added enjoyment. Also, the reader had a less-exaggerated Moira Rose pronunciation, so that was both humorous and occasionally irritating.
Probably adding to my lower rating of this book is that I listened to it. I am not sure if there were pictures which surely would have added enjoyment. Also, the reader had a less-exaggerated Moira Rose pronunciation, so that was both humorous and occasionally irritating.
fyrekatz's review against another edition
4.0
Perfect for the O.W.L.S, read this for the Herbology challenge. Read a book with plants on the cover!
lconrad15's review against another edition
2.0
I thought this was going to be a story along the lines of Michael Pollen, but this was basically a field guide with less pictures.
theycallmelech's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
informative
relaxing
fast-paced
4.0
queer_futomaki's review against another edition
2.0
This book read like a catalog of plants, maybe something was lost in the ebook version. I was hoping for longer stories about the plants and a deeper dive into their history. Each entry was pretty short and read more like a plant ID book than a narrative. I wanted the historical stories about the plants to be deeper, hardly a paragraph was spent tell how plants had killed in the past. It was more like sharing a fun fact than telling a story.
The cover is beautiful and this would make a good coffee table or bathroom book. It suits being pick up for 3 mins to read a single entry without any context. I read it from start to end over a few days and it didn't hold my attention.
The cover is beautiful and this would make a good coffee table or bathroom book. It suits being pick up for 3 mins to read a single entry without any context. I read it from start to end over a few days and it didn't hold my attention.